Congenital hyperinsulinism is a genetic condition where a baby's pancreas secretes too much insulin. Researchers are now utilizing new genetic sequencing technology to sequence the entirety of a gene in order to identify mutations that cause hyperinsulinism It affects approximately one in 50,000 live births and in severe cases requires the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.

The disease, called congenital hyperinsulinism, means that the infant''s brain is starved of blood sugar which can lead to brain damage or long-term disability. A rare and potentially lethal disease of newborn babies whose bodies make too much insulin may be treatable with fish oils, according to researchers.

Congenital hyperinsulinism starves a baby''s brain of blood sugar and can lead to lifelong brain damage or permanent disability. A rare form of a devastating disease that causes low blood sugar levels in babies and infants may now be recognized earlier thanks to a new test. The condition occurs when specialised cells in the pancreas release too much insulin which causes frequent low sugar episodes -- the clinical opposite of diabetes.

Congenital hyperinsulinism." In October of 2007 we broke up with Charlie's endocrinology team. We and St. Christopher's were together for four years. It felt as if the relationship had run its course - as if they had nothing more to offer us. We stuffed our Elton John CDs, our Ficus plant and our boy with diabetes into a big box and headed 8 miles southwest - to the bright and fancy lights of Children's Hospital. MORE >>